This was a picture I took in Xi'an, China. Xi'an is famous for having an 8 mile wall around it, and for being at the end of the Silk Road. It is an ancient capital and was the birthplace of Buddhism in China, and also has one of the first mosques.

I stalked this salon for a while before I worked up the nerve to take the picture. It looks like a torture chamber, doesn't it? It takes the ladies 4 hours to get their hair done. And yes, they read gossip magazines while they're getting their hair done.